Dubai: Sunrisers Hyderabad Pacer T Natarajan has been positively tested for Covid-19 but the team’s IPL match against the capital Delhi on Wednesday will continue on schedule, BCCI said.
Pacer Natarajan’s left arm, who returned from knee surgery, was isolated along with six close contact which also included more than supporting India Vijay Shankar.
“Sunrisers Hyderabad Player T Natarajan was tested positive for Covid-19 on the scheduled RT-PCR test.
The player is isolated him from the rest of the squad.
He currently does not show symptoms,” said BCCI release.
“The rest of the contingent includes close contact undergoing RT-PCR tests at 5 am local time this morning and a negative test report.” As a result, the game tonight between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Copital will continue at the Dubai International Stadium, Dubai, “it further stated.
Close contact identified by the medical team also includes Vijay Kumar (Team Manager), Shyam Sundar J (Physiotherapist), Anjana Vannan (Doctor), Tustar Khedkar (Logistics Manager), and Periyasamy Ganesan (Net Bowler)).
According to the standard IPL operating procedure, Natarajan must now isolate for 10 days and test the negative twice before being allowed back into the bubble.
Development is a big blow For SRH, who cannot take advantage of his services in the first leg.
Because of an injury.
The 30-year-old Natarajan has 20 IPL goals from the 24 matches he has played.
The IPL continued here on Sunday after it must be stopped in May because some Covid cases on Bio-bubbles during the event were Bein.
G was staged in India.
Even at that time, SRH was affected when Wicketkeeper-Batsman Arrioo R Wriddhiman Saha was tested positively.
The league suspended once the report came out, added three cases previously detected.